Hawk



Nov. 26, 1929. J. SUDEK; JR

HAWK

Filed Nov. 2, 192'! Patented Nov. 26, 1929 rural;

JOSEPH SUDEK, JR, ,OF EAST EATER/SON, NEW JERSEY Application -fi1ed 11'ovember 2, 1927. Serial No. 230,479.

This invention relates to what: are known as hawks, and particularly todeviceslof this class-.used'rby masons in plastering and other masonry;.and the object of :the invention is to provide ahawk of=the classspecified, which byreason of itsconstructionmay be knocked down to formacomparatively small package, and to materially reduce the dimensionsof-thetool'; a furtherobject being :to provide a tool ofthecla-ss-specified, which is composed of'aplurality ofsheetametal partswith means for quickly coupling and uncoupling said parts;a'further-object being to provide one of the parts of the tool withhandle member retained'again'st displacement from saidpart butmovable'relati-vely thereto in securing the separate parts of the tooltogether and-in compactly folding: said :parts for shipment or packingin atool kitorsothercontainer; a further object being to provide means.in-

volving part of .the handle construction for securing and retaining theseparate parts of the tool together in an operative position and withthese"v and. other. obj ects in view, :the inventionconsists in. adevlceof the-class;and for :the' purpose speclfied, which issnnpleinconstruction, efiicient in use, and which is constructed as hereinafterdescribed and claimed. The invention iswfully; disclosed in thefollowing specification, of which the accompanyingzdrawing forms a part,in which the separate vparts of my {improvement are des-' ignated bysuitable reference characters in each ofthe views, and in which:

Fig. 1 isaperspective viewofatool made accordingito invention.

Fig. 2:is a section on the line 2'2 of Fig. 1;.

Fig. 3 is a partial se'ctiomon-the line 3=-3 of Fig. 1-.

Fig.4 isa plan view of one part of theitool-i construct 213118 mainbodyportion of my inn proved hawk from two similar plate menu-- bers 10 and11, both of Which are oblongin .50 form and are provided on ;theiradacent edges, when placedtogether side by side, substantially centrallyof theadj acentsi-de-walls with rectangular recesses 12 and 13 "formedbypressing the metal of the plates 10 and 1 1 downwardly- The bottomwallso f the-recesses 12 and 18 are provided withapertures I l-and 15toreceive the fla n'ged ends 16 ofa lock and coupling bar 17 whichserves to couple the plates 10 and '11 together.

The bar 17 carries centrally thereof a of a rod' 2 1 havi'ngspacedthreadedfportions 22 and23forming on said mi-betweensaid threadedport-ions, a blank or 'non thread'e'd portion 2a, for the .purpose'la'ter described.

It willibe noted .thatthe .bar :1? fits snugly in the recesses 12 .andi13 and with-the upper face of said bar -'flush with the correspondingface of=theplates 1O and 11, thus presenting' a smooth and unobstructedtop face to the 'bodyiof the hawk, riveted, Welded or otherwise securedto the lower face of the plates 10 and 11 adjacent the .sideYed-ges 25and26, and-also adi'acent the abutting side edges of each of .saidplates are flange'rstrips 2.7.ii1t0 which the side edges of a mountingand reinforcing plate 28 are adapted :to :be so.

placed. The mounting plate 28 is arranged longitudinally of the abuttingedges of the plates 10 and 1:1 and extends equidistance onto theplowerface of said: plates and is .pro

, vided centrally' with azdepressedportion 29' 85.2

to receive the depress-ions .on the plates 10 and 11 formed by therecesses 12 and '13; Saidwdepressed portion 29 is provided cen trallywith an aperture through which thepi-n 'l8eis free to pass as-Wellastl18zl'0d 21.

With this construction, it will beuapparen-t' thatthe plates :10 and :11are retained against lateral displacementon the mounting plate 28Ebyreasonofthe flange strips-2? employed.

Theparts are retained incoupled position begmeans of a handle1Tl6111b81"31 having a bore 32 extending centrally therethrough, andinf-which is fixed a threaded collar or sl'eeve'33 heldbin'theudesiredposit-ion of adjustinentiby a-set screw 3.4; threaded 10o face of themounting plate 28 or the depression 29 thereof. Likewise, the lock andcoupling bar 17 will be drawn intothe recesses 12 and 13 with theflanges 16 of said bar entering the apertures 14 and 15, and the partswill thus be firmly coupled together. In this position, the threadedportion 22 of the rod 21 is in engagement with the collar 33.

To dissect the parts, the handle member'31 is rotated on the rod 21, orsaid handle member may be held in the hand with the plates 10 and 11directed downwardly, and said plates as a unit spun around or withreference to the fixed handle member until the threaded portion 22disengages the threaded sleeve 33, at which time, the body of the tooltogether with the bar 17, pin 18 and rod 21 will drop with reference tothe handle member by virtue of the unthreaded or blank portion 2'4 onsaid rod until the threaded portion 23 engages the sleeve 33. In thisposition, the yoke end 20 of the rod 21 extends beyond the upper end ofthe handle 'member 21, and permits the handle member to be swung intoposition at right angles to the pin 18 as indicated in dotted lines inFig. 2 or into a position in parallel relation to the mounting plate 28.It will also be understood that the lock bar 17 may be disengaged fromthe recesses 12 and 13, and the plates 10 and 11 dissected from themounting plate 28 to permit of the compact packing of the complete tool.

It will be understood that the non-threaded portion 24 providesfor aquick coupling and uncoupling of the parts and the threaded portion 23operates to prevent dissection or uncoupling of the handle member andlock bar with reference to the mounting plate, but if it should bedesired to do so, the handle member member may be detached from the rod21 by rotating the same thereon until the threaded portion 23 is freefrom the collar 33. In Figs. 5 and 6 of the drawing, I have shown aslight modification, wherein the plates 10 and 11 are directly coupledwith the mounting plate 28 by providing the plate 28 at spaced'intervalsand adjacent the corner portions thereofwith key hole apertures toreceive headed rivets 36 on the plates 10 and 11, and arranged in suchposition that the heads of the rivets will pass through the largeportions 37 of the apertures 35 and theshanks will enter the smallerportions 38 of said apertures, and when in the latter positions, theplates 10 and 11 will be in proper alinernent. With this construction,it will be apparent that the movement of the plates 10 and 11longitudinally of the mounting plate 28 is es sential, and accordingly,the depression 29 of the mounting plate 28 is made larger to permit themovement of the depressions 39 on the plates 10 and 11 within thedepression 29. The recesses 40 formed by the depressions 39 on theadjacent edge faces of the plates 10 and 11 are not provided with theapertures Y14 and 15, and the lock bar 17 a is not provided with theflanges 16. Otherwise, the bar 17 and the parts coupled therewith areidentical to the structure shown in Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive. In otherwords, with the construction shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the rivets 36 inthemselves are suflicient to keythe plates 10 and 11 to the mountingplate 28, and the lock bar 17 will clamp the parts together in thisposition,

and also act as a key for properly alining the parts and retaining theouter faces thereof in flush relation.

It will be understood that the parts of the tool shown in Figs. 5 and 6are detachable in I claim'as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is r 1. A tool of the class described comprising a mounting plate, ahandle member on said. plate, and a body portion consisting of aplurality of detachably coupled plates adapted to be mounted on saidmounting plate in an edge to edge relation, said mounting plate extending longitudinally of and supporting the adjacent edges of saidplates 'toform when said plates are coupledtogether, a large bod portionhaving a flush outer face.

2. A tool of the class described comprising a mounting plate, a handlemember on said plate, and a body portion consisting of a plurality ofdetachably coupled plates adapted'to be mounted on said mounting platein an edge to edge relation, said mounting plate extendtion to form whensaid plates arecoupled to-' i gether, a large body portion having aflush outer face, means for retaining said plates against displacementfrom said 'mounting plate, and said last named means including saidhandle member, and means whereby said handle member may be moved into aposition parallel to the longitudinal plane of said mounting plate.

4. A tool of the class described consisting of two plate members ofsimilar contour and provided on adjacent edge portions with recesses, amounting plate extending longitudinally of the adjacent edge portions ofsaid plates and having a recess into which the depressions on said firstnamed plates are adapted to rest, and other cooperating means on saidmounting plate and first named plates for retaining the first namedplates in proper alinement one with reference to the other, and meansfor securing said plates together to form the body portion of the tool.

5. A tool of the class described consisting of two plate members ofsimilar contour and provided on adjacent edge portions with recesses, amounting plate extending longitudinally of the adjacent edge portions ofsaid plates and having a recess into which the depressions on said firstnamed plates are adapted to rest and other cooperating means on saidmounting plate and first named plates for retaining the first namedplates in proper alinement, one with reference to the other, means forsecuring said plates together to form the body portion of the tool, saidlast named means involving a handle member arranged on one side face ofthe body portion, and a lock bar movable relatively to the handle memberand arranged on the other side face of said body portion.

6. A hawk, the body portion of which is composed of two similar,elongated and rectangular plate members adapted to be coupled togetherin edge to edge relation to form said hawk body, means comprising amounting plate extending longitudinally of the abutting edges of saidmembers and a handle member for detachably coupling said members, saidhandle member comprising a tubular body, a rod mounted in and inthreaded engagement with said body, the outer end portion of said rodhaving an extension pivoted thereto and provided with a head cooperatingwith said members, and said rod having a non-threaded inner shankportion permitting of longitudinal movement of said tubular body thereonto permit the movement of said handle member on said pivot into aposition parallel to the longitudinal plane of the hawk body.

7. A hawk, the body portion of which is composed of two similar,elongated and rectangular plate members adapted to be coupled togetherin edge to edge relation to form said hawk body, means comprising amounting plate extending longitudinally of the abutting edges of saidmembers and a handle member for detachably coupllng said members, saidhandle member comprising a tubular body, a rod mounted in and inthreaded engagement with said body, the outer end portion of said rodhaving an extension pivoted thereto and provided with a head cooperatingwith said members, and said rod having a non-threaded inner shankportion permitting of longitudinal movement of said tubular body thereonto permit the movement of said handle member on said pivot into aposition parallel to the longitudinal plane of the hawk body and theinner end of said rod having a head limiting the movement of the tubularbody of the handle on said rod.

8. A hawk, the body portion of which is composed of two similar,elongated and rectangular plate members adapted to be coupled togetherin edge to edge relation to form said hawk body, means comprising amounting plate extending longitudinally of the abutting edges of saidmembers and a handle member for detachably coupling said members, saidhandle member comprising a tubular body, a rod mounted in and inthreaded engagement with said body, the outer end portion of said rodhaving an extension pivoted thereto and provided with a head cooperatingwith said members, said rod having a nonthreaded inner shank portionpermitting of longitudinal movement of said tubular body thereon topermit the movement of said handle member on said pivot into a positionparallel to the longitudinal plane of the hawk body, and the inner endof said rod having a head limiting the movement of the tubular body ofthe handle on said rod, and said last named head being threaded topermit of the attachment and detachment of the tubular body with respectto the rod.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname this 1st day of August, 1927.

JOSEPH SUDEK, Jn.

